Comparison of the Diagnostic Performance of a Rapid Antigen Test with Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Among Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19 at Selected Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Published in: Infection and drug resistance Vol. 15; pp. 4299 - 4305
• Main Authors: Desalegn, Zelalem, Sebre, Shemse, Yohannes, Meron, Seman, Aminu, Shiferaw, Welelta, Ademe, Muluneh, Biazin, Habtamu, Firdawoke, Ededia, Asemamaw, Yehenew, Teka, Brhanu, Teshome, Seifegebriel, Amogne, Wondwossen, Addissie, Adamu, Gebrehiwot, Yirgu, Kantelhardt, Eva, Abebe, Tamrat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 31.08.2022; Dove; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: antigen test; Antigen-antibody reactions; Antigens; Comparative analysis; covid-19; Detectors; Ethiopia; Health aspects; Hospitals; Original Research; Polymerase chain reaction; sars-cov-2; South Korea; South Korea; Ethiopia; COVID-19; antigen test; SARS-CoV-2

When faced with a public health problem such as the COVID-19 pandemic, devising a test with an accurate and rapid diagnostic capacity is critical to contain the disease. We compared the diagnostic performance of a rapid antigen test in comparison with a reference method, namely a real-time polymeras...